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Counties in the News, May 15, 2018
- By: NYSAC
- On: 05/15/2018 11:24:47
- In: Counties in the News
Wednesday's news from counties across the state.
NATION
The Supreme Court opens up sports betting across the country
How the Sports Betting Ruling Will Impact State Budgets
STATEWIDE
Lawmakers poised to jump-start sports betting
Are Times Changing for NY's Old-School Town and Village Courts?
NEW YORK CITY
New York City poised to join Airbnb crackdown effort backed by hotels, unions
New York Moves to Create Safe Injection Sites
LONG ISLAND
Vineyard View awarded $5.7M in financing for affordable housing project
$5.5M for after-school, job training programs targets MS-13
HUDSON VALLEY
Ulster County's new solar array can cover up to 20% of government's electricity needs
Ulster County Solar Project Makes Use Of A Capped Landfill
Westchester County faces $28.7M budget shortfall
Westchester considers hiking two salaries, signaling possible policy shift
Celebrate Putnam County's 206th Birthday
Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie review final bus lease agreement
Ulster County to look at how it deals with the dead
CAPITAL
Albany Co. lawmakers ban sale of tobacco, nicotine at pharmacies
SCCC installs breastfeeding, pumping pod for moms
NORTH COUNTRY
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County garnering $50,000 for management of St. Lawrence River shoreline
Drugs on the rise in Jefferson County
MOHAWK VALLEY
City Planners Refer Microtel Site Plan To County Board
Oneida Nation to take sports bets at Turning Stone, other venues, in 'near future'
SOUTHERN TIER
Attacking rising poverty levels a priority for Southern Tier economic council
'Project Zombie' to flip vacant properties in Chenango County
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Cayuga County Office for the Aging offering Medicare classes
With office's future in question, Office of Human Rights gets new director
Chobani to promote 'economic opportunity' with $100K annual Central NY grant fund
Cortland County Sheriff's Office warning locals of scam involving a 'deputy'
FINGER LAKES
Ontario County hopes to get into the Blue Zone
Applicants sought for Seneca County IDA board vacancy
Local officials say Yates doesn't compare to other counties
WESTERN NEW YORK
NFTA wants to redevelop stand-alone rail stations into mixed-use projects
Long-planned Arkwright wind farm springing up quickly
NYS would have to change laws for WNY to have sports betting